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Great Depression 1929-1939
CH1201February 2014
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Unit Overview
• World-wide economic downturn from 1929-1939
• Began with the crash of the stock market on October 29, 1929 (Black Tuesday)
• Dirty Thirties• Breadlines, Relief Camps, Unemployment• Emergence of the Welfare State• Emergence of new political parties (left wing)• WWII helped economic growth
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After the boom years of the 1920s, a dramatic economic shift in 1929 would change the Canadian economy & society
The good times of the 1920s abruptly ended not just in Canada but in most industrialized countries
In order to understand the Great Depression, we must first briefly look at the business cycle & develop a basic understanding of the stock market
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The Business Cycle
Economic conditions constantly change, in other words there are good time and bad times, economists call these upswings and down swings the business cycle.
There are four basic stages to the cycle:
• Recovery (Expansion)• Prosperity (Boom)• Recession • Depression (Trough)
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The Business Cycle
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The Business Cycle
Lets apply this cycle to the “Roaring Twenties”
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The Business Cycle
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How the Stock Market Works
The boomtime of the 1920s created such confidence in the economy that many people bought stocks in businesses
Stocks: shares in a company that can be bought & sold
Stock market: a place where businesses raise money by selling stocks, or shares, in their business
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How The Stock Market Works
The owners of Nova Manufacturing Co. want to expand
To get the money they need, they sell stocks in the company
People who buy the stock will receive a part of the profits of the company depending on the number of shares they own (dividend)
If the company is profitable, the value of the stock will rise
Then the stockholder may choose to sell shares at a profit or hold on to them, hoping the value will increase even more
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How The Stock Market Works
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The Stock Market
During the 1920s, a stock market boom developed as the price of stocks increased in value
It was a relatively easy method for becoming wealthy
In1929 Canadian investors were very confident that stocks would remain high despite some notable economic problems
By September, American stock market shares began to drop & Canadian stock values followed
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The Stock Market
Worried investors began to lose confidence in the companies whose shares they had purchased & many wanted to sell their stocks quickly before prices decreased any further
As investors began selling large volumes of stock, people panicked & tried to sell their stocks, the values of which fell dramatically
By Tuesday October 29th, the stock exchanges in New York, Toronto, & Montreal “crashed”
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The Stock Market
These headlines signify the 1929 stock market crash which led to the beginning of the Great Depression
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Impacts of the “Crash”
Many Canadians investors were financially ruined left with stocks that were worth a fraction of their earlier values
Many Canadian had bought stocks on margin (10% down payment) or with borrowed money & were unable to sell their stocks to pay their debts
While only a small % of Canadians owned stocks, millions of Canadians were affected by the crash of 1929, the first visible evidence of a worldwide economic collapse that became known as the Great Depression
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Great Depression: Underlying Causes
While the 1929 stock market crash served as a catalyst of the Depression, there were underlying contributing factors. These included:Over-productionPurchasing stock/buying on marginPurchasing on credit/high consumer debtOverdependence on primary industriesHigh tariffs/limited trading partners/ protectionismDependence on the U.S.A. for trade
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Over Production
During the prosperous 1920s, agriculture & industry reached high levels of production
Almost every industry was expanding which meant that huge supplies of food, newsprint, minerals, & manufactured goods were produced & simply stockpiled
The was an over supply while demand was low• Example: 1930 over 400 000 cars produced
while 260 000 was the most cars sold in a year
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Over Production
Industrialists seemed to have forgotten a basic lesson in economics: produce only as many items as you can sell
Even in the general prosperity of the 1920s, Canadians could afford to buy only so many goods
As a result, warehouses became full of unsold goods, soon the factory owners slowed down production & laid off workers
The laid off workers & their families had even less money to spend on goods which slowed sales even more.
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Purchasing Stocks/Buying on Margin
For many people during the 1920s, the stock market seemed an easy way to get rich quickly with relatively little money
At that time you could buy stocks on credit just as you could a washing machine or phonograph
For only a 10% down payment, a stockbroker loaned you the rest of the money at a high rate of interest
To buy $1000 worth of stock you neededonly $100
As soon as your stocks went up in value, you could sell them, pay back your broker, & pocket the profit
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Purchasing Stocks/Buying on Margin
The idea was that as soon as your stocks went up in value, you could sell them, pay back your broker, & pocket the profit
This risky process was called “buying on margin”
What if the stocks didn’t go up? Or, worse still, what if they went down?
You would have to sell your stocks or face financial ruin
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Purchasing Stocks/ Buying on Margin
• This is exactly what happened in October 1920• When stock prices started to fall, people
freaked, decided to sell and get out of the market
• Prices fell even lower as more and more stocks were dumped
• On Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929stocks decreased by 50%
• Shareholders lost millions & manybig and small investors were wiped out in a few hours
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Credit Buying/ High Consumer Debt
Throughout the 1920s, Canadians were encouraged by advertising to “buy now, pay later”
Why wait to buy a washing machine or automobile when you could have it immediately with a small downpayment?
Many families got themselves hopelessly into debt with credit buying
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Credit Buying/ High Consumer Debt
The piano that cost $445 cash was purchased with $15 down & $12 a month for the next four or five yrs
With interest payments, it ended up costing far more than it was worth (many purchases ready for junk pile when paid off)
If sickness or layoff occurred, making payments could be difficult
Repossession of homes, cars, appliances would occur when payments could not be met
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Dependency on Primary Industries
The Canadian economy relied heavily on a few primary products known as staples ( wheat, fish, minerals, pulp & paper)
As our most important exports, Canadian industries would prosper as long as world demand for our staple products stayed strong
However, trouble would begin if a surplus of these products developed or if foreign countries stopped buying from Canada
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Dependence on Primary Industries
• Canada’s Dependence on a Few Primary Products
▫ All the apples in one basket▫ Staples in Canada included wheat, fish,
minerals, pulp and paper▫ Canada relied on world demand for these
products▫ When world demand slowed because of
the global depression, Canada’s exports weakened
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▫ Terrible drought of 1921, 1931, 1933-1937 reduced production of wheat
▫ Farmers cant afford their mortgages, railways and flour mills slow down.
▫ Chain reaction to all parts of the economy
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Dependence on the U.S.A.
Much like today, Canada had close economic ties with the U.S.A. during the 1920s replacing Great Britain as our largest trading partner
During the 1920s, the USA was responsible for over 40% of our exports & 65% of our imports
American investors also supplied much of the money used to finance Canada’s economic development during the 1920s
A downturn (recession) in the American economy would therefore immediately affect the economy of Canada
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High Tariffs / Protectionism
Tariffs are taxes on foreign goodsUsing high tariffs to keep out foreign
goods is called protectionismEvery country attempted to save its own
industries by trying to ensure that they did not face tough competition from foreign industries
As a result, industries in other countries suddenly found their usual overseas markets closed off
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High Tariffs / Protectionism
Countries with high tariffs that practiced protectionism strangled international trade as country after country shut its doors to goods from abroad
For an exporting country like Canada, when the foreign demand for our wheat, pulp & paper, & minerals decreased, many large Canadian businesses began to collapse
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Impact on Canada
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Show “Hard Times” video clip to review our section.
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